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**GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast**

GymCastic Podcast is a weekly gymnastics talk show. The hosts interview people who love gymnastics almost as much as we do, discuss the latest news, events and offensive leotard fashion.

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198: The Marta Quote May 25, 2016

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IN THE NEWS

Spencer and Jessica chat about:

Our new podcast about the Gabby's Douglas realty show Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen.
- Watch the first episode of Douglas Family Gold here.
Ellie Downie won everything, literally at the Osijek World Cup (2:50)
Women in their 30's dominated the Sao Paulo World Cup, including 31 year-old Daniele Hypolito who did this on beam! (9:23)
Olympic prelims order released (13:50):
- Is it really true that scores go up as the day goes on or is that another gym myth that needs to be busted?!
Our thoughts on the preliminary Chinese women's team Shang Chunking, Fan Jilin, Mao Yi, Wang Yan and first year senior Liu Tingting. (23:00)
- We discuss the best parts of TingTing's routines from Chinese nationals including her legit, handspring front on beam! AH-MAZING!

GYMTERNET NEWS

Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet is brought to you by 20 Mile Athletic Center in Parker Colorado! We discuss (31:24):

NBC filmed at the ranch and so there were marshmallows, bonfires and unrelated snake throwing
The situation in Romania is just getting worse and worse.
Thema Williams is suing the Trinidad & Tobago gymnastics federation
We have a lot to say about the Penn State coaching scandal (45:00):
- A petition was launched to re-investigation the allegations.
- Associate head coach, wife of Jeff, Rachelle Thompson is stepping down in June.
- Former Georgia coach, Suzanne Yoculan, says, "I read some of these things, and I think, 'That's not abuse. That's coaching,'
Don't let boobs get in the way of gymnastics! (1:01:30)
- How to find the right sports bra for gymnastics
- The true test of a sports bra's effectiveness.
- Best sports bra's Babble list, TitleNine list. The Enell Sport bra, also known as, "The bra of last report" is a personal favorite of Jessica's .
- New York Times article Breast and Body Changes Are Driving Teen Girls Out of Sports
The Marta Quote (1:10:00)
- The New Yorker ran a great, exceptionally well researched profile on Simone Biles but it wasn't without controversy, especially this quote from Karolyi; 'after Biles had a subpar workout before Pacific Rims, Martha asked her, "Why are you being a prima donna, you spoiled brat?"'
Your reactions to our posts this week including, 12-year-old Jaymes Marshall's Amanar, the Betty Okino interview and MyKayla Skinner's quad wolf turn.

WHAT TO WATCH

Mary-Anne "Mez" Monkton doing commentary at Australian nationals. Links to the webcast and schedule here www.gymnasticslive.com.au
The European Championships! #ECBERN2016 or #FeelTheBERN
USA Gymnastics' Made in America series

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Buy one of our awesome shirts here.

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Douglas Family Gold Preview Show May 23, 2016

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THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

Yes! It's an all new podcast! We'll be doing a weekly recap of DFG here along with our regular weekly episodes of GymCastic. If you already subscribe to GymCastic on iTunes and Stitcher, you'll see DFG in your existing feed. In this week's recap of DFG, Jessica, Spencer and Spanny discuss our hopes and fears for this long-awaited series:

Gym Nerdy: we want footage from the national team training camp and lots of behind-the-scenes at meets.
The Brand vs. The Person: we hope to see the real Gabby.
Taboos: Money, the pitfalls of the family running Gabby's business and love life.
Addressing the Scandals: will the decision to leave her Olympic coach, Chow, or the real story behind Excalibur come up during the show? Or will we have to wait for Natalie to write her tell-all book?
The Sexy People: we hope to see lots of Christian Gallardo and Coach Fernando in the gym and out.
And of course, a drinking game.

RELATED LINKS

Watch the first episode of Douglas Family Gold here.

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Join Club Gym Nerd here.
Buy one of our awesome shirts here.

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197: Betty Okino May 18, 2016

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THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW

Betty Okino escaped an assassination attempt as a child, has two skills named after her in the Code of Points, won an Olympic medal just six years after her very first gymnastics class, was 5' 1" tall during the Barcelona Games, danced for Destiny's Child with Beyonce, acted in movies and televsion, is a polyglot, was the first black female gymnast to win an Olympic medal along with Dominque Dawes in 1992. Betty was one of the famed "Karolyi's Six-Pack" (nickname for his elite training squad in the 90's) era gymnasts who dominated US gymnastics after the Mary Lou Retton years. As an Afro-Romanian-refugee-dancer turned Olympian, and now as a gymnastics choreographer she has a uniquely-positioned perspective on the sport. We chatted on March 21st and discussed:

Her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show where she defended the training methods of Bela Karyoli after the expose Little Girls in Pretty Boxes came out.
- Her thoughts on the issues around athlete welfare that McKayla Maroney brought up in her interview with us.
Her refugee story: Why her family had to escape Uganda
Romanian speaker: What she overheard in those days when Bela and Marta didn't know she could speak Romanian
Examples of the technical genius we hear so much about in Marta Karolyi.
Advantages and disadvantages of being part of the famous Karyolyi Six-Pack.
Injuries: Did the doctors ever warn her about what could happen from competing with a fractured back?
The state of artistry in gymnastics, judging and what can be done to encourage artistry in the code.

GUEST LINKS

Betty can choreograph your routine or give specific skill feedback. Contact her via Precision Choreography. Follow her official Instagram here or find her on Facebook.

SUPPORT THE SHOW

Join Club Gym Nerd here.
Buy one of our awesome shirts here.

RELATED EPISODES

Will it Ever Be Good Enough? I Spent Too Much Time Being Embarrassed by My Bronze by Betty's Olympic teammate, Wendy Bruce The Last King of Scotland movie about Idi Amin's violent dictatorship in Uganda. The Obote Clan rule in Uganda. Syrian refugee crisis explained.

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151: Danell Leyva May 11, 2016

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June 2015 Best of Episode

The artist, Danell Leyva joins us this week. Known for his flair on every event, he also stands out as a staunch nonconformist. Revealing photos of Danell were tweeted during the London Olympics. He was nonplused and casually took home bronze in the all-around. He was passionately opposed to the gay discrimination laws passed earlier this year in Indiana and supported his teammate, Josh Dixon in calling for an immediate change of venue for the national championships in Indianapolis. We talked on the day the FIG released the new qualification rules for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. We discuss (please note that all time stamps in parentheses are "ish") :

Danell's transformation from passive peacemaker to playground scrapper.
Celebrities who smoked cigars in the arena during the Olympics.
The financial importance of a national team spot (34:00).
Which vaults hurt and which vaults make his body feel good.
How he has stayed surgery and medication free all these years (26:00)
Tim Daggett (16:00)
Cuban defectors at the Pan Am Games (19:00)
Gay marriage and moving the P&G Championships out of Indiana (21:00)
The Cuban-Soviet system parents, Yin and Maria implement at his gym, Universal (31:00).
Conspiracy theories and growing up Cuban (42:00)
Photo scandal and why it wasn't a big deal (48:00)
What he thinks of Oleg Vernaiev, Epke Wonderland and Paul Hamm as a coach (1:00:00).
The back injury that almost took him out of the Nanning event finals (1:04:00)
What made him instantly get over his infamous face smashing high bar routine that took an all-around world championship away from him in 2011 (1:10:00).
His childhood as the kid a) who couldn't jump and b) was always walking directly in front of someone mid-flip (1:17:00)
Why Yeessooo had to become a catchphrase before Yin's reputation was ruined forever (1:22:00).
Why his mom, Maria, said he'd be fat or in jail if it wasn't for gymnastics.
His brief history as a pacific turned playground street fighter (1:33:00).
The real reason for the brief downfall of his gymnastics after the 2012 Olympics and his relationship status (1:37:00).
The new FIG Rules allowing four member teams plus two individual event specialists from qualifying countries.
How the new rules will change his strategy going into World Cup competition.

Follow Danell on Twitter or Instagram
Catching up with Danell Leyva at the Winter Cup
Yeessooo Apparel

196: The Romanian Situation May 04, 2016

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This week we talk about the state of Romanian gymnastics with native Romanian and editor of The Couch Gymnast, Bea:

Coaches Octavian Belu and Maria Bitang make 1,841 USD/month while gymnasts Bulimar and Iordache get 460 USD/month
False reports that Diana Bulimar had quit (6:15)
What happened at the press conference (9:24)
Rio Selection Process: who is in the running and how they will be chosen.
Will Romania ever hire a bars coach?!
Listener questions:
- What is the status of the nationwide star search and development program?
- Can failure of the gymnastics team be blamed on problems in the country generally?
When Romanians appeared semi-nude in a Japanese gymnastics video: What happened from the gymnasts point of view when they arrived in Japan to film (39:52).

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